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The Original Jamestown Settlers; an excerpt from The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles by John Smith (1624)

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In the third book of his Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles, published in 1624, John Smith listed the names of the original Jamestown colonists.

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The names of them that were the first Planters, were these following.

Councel.

  • Master Edward Maria Wingfield.
  • Captaine Bartholomew Gosnoll.
  • Captaine John Smith.
  • Captaine John Ratliffe.
  • Captaine John Martin.
  • Captaine George Kendall.

Gentlemen.

  • Master Robert Hunt Preacher.
  • Master George Percie.
  • Anthony Gosnoll.
  • George Flower.
  • Captaine Gabriell Archer.
  • Robert Fenton.
  • Robert Ford.
  • William Bruster.
  • Edward Harrington.
  • Dru Pickhouse.
  • Thomas Jacob.
  • John Brookes.
  • Ellis Kingston.
  • Thomas Sands.
  • Benjamin Beast.
  • Jehu Robinson.
  • Thomas Mouton.
  • Eustace Clovill.
  • Stephen Halthrop.
  • Kellam Throgmorton.
  • Edward Morish.
  • Nathaniell Powell.
  • Edward Browne.
  • Robert Behethland.
  • John Penington.
  • Jeremy Alicock.
  • George Walker.
  • Thomas Studley.
  • Richard Crofts.
  • Nicholas Houlgrave.
  • Thomas Webbe.
  • John Waller.
  • John Short.
  • William Tankard.
  • William Smethes.
  • Francis Snarsbrough.
  • Richard Simons.
  • Edward Brookes.
  • Richard Dixon.
  • John Martin.
  • Roger Cooke.
  • Anthony Gosnold.
  • Thomas Wotton, Chirurgian.
  • John Stevenson.
  • Thomas Gore.
  • Henry Adling.
  • Francis Midwinter.
  • Richard Frith.

Carpenters

  • William Laxon.
  • Edward Pising.
  • Thomas Emry.
  • Robert Small.

Labourers

  • John Laydon.
  • William Cassen.
  • George Cassen.
  • Thomas Cassen.
  • William Rodes.
  • William White.
  • Old Edward.
  • Henry Tavin.
  • George Goulding.
  • John Dods.
  • William Johnson.
  • William Unger.

  • James Read, Blacksmith.
  • Jonas Profit, Sailer.
  • Thomas Cowper, Barber.
  • William Garret, Bricklayer.
  • Edward Brinto, Mason.
  • William Love, Taylor.
  • Nicholas Scot, Drummer.
  • William Wilkinson, Chirurgian.
  • Samuell Collier, boy.
  • Nathaniell Pecock, boy.
  • James Brumfield, boy.
  • Richard Mutton, boy.
  • With divers others to the number of 100.